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Research

Perimeter Institute is a major centre for theoretical physics research, attracting a diverse community of resident and visiting scientists from around the world. They cluster in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment to forge new, mind-bending ideas about the ultimate nature of our universe, from space and time to matter and information. Over 150 resident researchers and 1,000 visiting scientists a year work to unlock nature’s most profound secrets hidden deep inside the atom and far across the universe.

Special Research Initiatives

By definition, truly new approaches and ideas in physics don’t fall neatly into any established framework – and yet often such new approaches are exactly those which can most benefit from sustained, intense, cross-disciplinary attention.

VISITORS

Perimeter Institute runs an active visitor program, welcoming applications from scientists of all levels of expertise. Visit periods can range from several days to a year. Find out more information and obtain a visitor's guide.

CONFERENCES

Seminars

Perimeter Institute organizes a lively program of seminars, regularly exposing researchers to current ideas in the wider theoretical physics community. In addition, many of the colloquium talks provide content outside of, but related to, core disciplines.

Shuttle Service

Perimeter Institute's shuttle van service is available to researchers to facilitate collaborations, attendance at seminars, and other research-related activities at surrounding universities and institutes.